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The Tenth Day
The Second Novell
STORYTELLER: ELISSA Everyone praises King Alphonso’s generosity, but Elissa says she
ARTWORK: THE DECAMERON OF PETRU RUSU can top that. She has a story about a group that everyone knows
THE TENTH DAY, SECOND NOVELL is the least generous in the world the clergy. So her story is even
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AQUATINTA AQUAFORTE 21X29 CM | 8½X11½ IN more amazing because it’s about an abbot who showed magnificent
generosity. That’s pretty much a miracle, according to Elissa.
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